German rower Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski won medals at three Olympics. In 1996 at Atlanta she won gold with the quadruple sculls, while in 2000 in Sydney she took bronze in the single sculls, and at Athens four years later she won the singles sculls gold medal. After the Atlanta Games, Rutschow married her team-mate Bernhard Stomporowski. At World Championships Rutschow-Stomporowski won three gold medals, with the quadruple sculls (1994, 1995) and in single sculls (2001). She also won three silvers (1998-99, 2003), and one bronze (2002). Rutschow-Stomporowski was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award.
Domestically, Rutschow-Stomporowski won seven consecutive national titles in the single sculls from 1998-2004, four titles with the quadruple sculls (1994-1996, and 1999, and the double sculls (1997) partnering Kathrin Boron. Rutschow-Stomporowski later turned to coaching and worked with the Swiss Rowing Association from 2005-07 and later with the Regional Olympic Centre at Potsdam.
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